Monday, December 16, 2019

A is for Audra : Broadway Leading Ladies from A-Z by John Robert Allman

A is for Audra : Broadway Leading Ladies from A-Z by John Robert Allman, illustrated by Peter Emmerich PICTURE BOOK Doubleday Random House, 2019. $19. 978-0525645405 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), OPTIONAL, GIFT - ESSENTIAL 

ADVISABLE AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Ahhh! An Alphabet book about the greatest musical theater actresses ever to tread the boards? You better believe it! Each has at least a full page illustration in their iconic role with a caption at the bottom in case you aren’t familiar and the year and title of the show. 

So much fun to read with my drama buddies as we tried to guess the actress by just the picture - the short rhymed text is an additional tribute. Some of the trickier letters are creatively managed by making Bernadette Peters Queen, and including small portraits of an additional 32 divas on X (for extra). Be still my heart. Am I gushing? YES! My favorite part (besides the pictures) is that the end pages are for autographs - challenge accepted!

Lisa Librarian

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